The Bottom Dwellers is the first novel in Leah Devlin's Wood Hole Mysteries, a new thriller series. Find more information on the novel, the characters and series here -- along with photos of the settings and quotes from the novel that let the reader see the world of the characters.

Woods Hole Mysteries

Welcome to The Woods Hole Mysteries, set in Cape Cod. Find here a listing for the books, updates, photos, character profiles, and short essays about the series.

Home

Purchase on Amazon Woods Hole Mysteries

Lindsey Nolan has it all: inventions paying large dividends, a dream job in the scientific village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and a stable of eager playmates. But when Lindsey wakes up in rehab with no memory of how she got there, her world is turned upside down. Her roommate, an HIV-positive teenage prostitute named Maggie, is the most volatile patient on the ward. The facility is plagued by disturbing thefts.

And another theft unfolds when her competitor, an engineer named Karen Battersby, discovers and steals Lindsey’s astonishing new invention from her Woods Hole lab. Lindsey and Maggie must face the consequences of past transgressions if they hope to deal with present perils and ascend from the desolate world of the Bottom Dwellers. Purchase on Amazon.

I am never far from a camera and one of my pleasures is taking photos of specific places that appear in my novels. And it seemed like an interesting project to pair them with quotes from the novel -- another opportunity to see what the characters see. These quotes are taken from The Bottom Dwellers.

Then it registered … this was not her bed. Lindsey was sure of it. These sheets felt clean and smooth whereas those on her boat were rumpled and sandy. Nor did this place smell of salt pond and scotch whiskey, but instead like floor wax and disinfectant. Where had she passed out this time? Twice in the last few weeks she’d awoken in strange places. Once on Stony Beach, her hair briny with salt water and clothes inside out - skinny-dipping obviously - and another time in someone’s rowboat along the seawall at Eel Pond.

Amazing deal for a case of summer ales,” Lindsey said to herself. Her foot jumped onto the brake of her Jeep and she quickly veered off the road. “What a find … (Dave’s Marina, Chesapeake Bay)

Maggie didn’t want to think about work at the moment; she was in too good a mood. She was on a beach holiday, strolling a boardwalk on a summer afternoon. She stopped at a concession that sold cotton candy, corn dogs, pretzels, and popcorn in all flavors … cheese … caramel … crab seasoning … extra butter. She searched her pocket for change. Yes! There was enough for a funnel cake! (Boardwalk, Ocean City)

Lindsey looked desperately at the clock. The shakes in her hands were at their worst at this time of day. Were she home, she’d be settling into her throne, her favorite barstool at the Kidd with a direct view to the giant TV screen. This was the time of the day she lived for … Happy Hour. (Captain Kidd's Bar, Woods Hole)

About the Author

Leah Devlin is a mystery writer and marine biologist who grew up in the Washington DC area... Read more >>>

The Chesapeake Tugboat Murders

Welcome to a new series,The Chesapeake Tugboat Murders. Find here a listing for the books, updates, photos, character profiles, and short essays about the series.